forcevsFotzeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“force” and “Fotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,863
“force” frequency rank
#8,711
“Fotze” frequency rank
17574
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature force Fotze
Definition Gewalt, Kraft, Stärke weibliches Geschlechtsorgan (Vulva)

Where the eye mixes force and Fotze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
force
5 ch
Fotze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. force ([fɔʁs]) and Fotze ([ˈfɔt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

force is recorded at frequency rank #8,863, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɔʁs]. Fotze is at rank #8,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔt͡sə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 17574, this pair ranks #1,926,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of force vs Fotze

Shared letters: efo. Private to "force": cr. Private to "Fotze": tz.

"force" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Fotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • forcefforce · focre · forcce · forec · forrce · froce · ofrce
  • Fotzeffotze · fotez · fottze · fotzze · fozte · ftoze · oftze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "force" and "Fotze" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɔʁs] versus [ˈfɔt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "force" or "Fotze"?
"Fotze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,711 in our German list, against #8,863 for "force". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "force" and "Fotze". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "force" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,926,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "force" and "Fotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs force". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list